Amazingly, “Murdock’s” biggest moment isn’t on Youtube as best we can tell, but that’s all the more reason to seek out this movie if you haven’t seen it (and really, even if you already have). Suffice to say, we will never underestimate the difficulty of dragging Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes, and even if Kareem himself has difficulty recalling the particulars of that scene, we never will. And Kareem’s exit from the film (you can see it at the 30-second mark below) provided the perfect capper to his unexpectedly hilarious performance.

Sure, he’s wearing (most of) the basketball uniform…but this was him showing off a much, much different Kareem. And we couldn’t be happier about it.

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Spencer Lund: Adam Sandler’s The Waterboy isn’t one of his most memorable movies. It features a stuttering Sandler moving from waterboy to star linebacker, all the while muttering Sandlerisms and finding his way into the heart of a pretty girl. So, yeah, it’s your standard Sandler sports movie (and he’s made a few: Happy Gilmore, Waterboy, and the Longest Yard).

Like many of Sandler’s films, this one features some cameos, the most notable being Lawrence Taylor. Yes, the Lawrence Taylor of the rape, crack, and general debauchery fame. If only Taylor could have taken his own advice in Waterboy.

Mongo, though, was more than a bully: he was a philosopher. Upon being asked a question by Sheriff Bart, Mongo responded with, “Don’t know…” He then proceeded to look directly into the camera, and say, “…Mongo only pawn in game of life.”